River Field Day

Abstracting the landscape — a secret river spot

with Lisa Henshall

The honest bit

Studio practice can feel stuck. You want to loosen up, work from life, and rediscover the joy of mark-making — but you need the right setting, the right materials, and time away from the everyday to actually do it.

What changes

A full day making art by the river with Lisa. Suitable for beginners and more experienced artists alike, with only 4 places so you get real one-to-one time and leave with work you love.

What's included

→ A beautiful sketchbook to keep
→ All drawing and painting materials provided
→ A full day of guided making, 10am – 3.30pm
→ Hot drinks and snacks throughout the day
→ Access to a private stretch of river in South Norfolk
→ Small group — only 4 places, so plenty of 1:1 time

You'll walk away with

★ Loosen up and rediscover the joy of mark-making from life
★ A finished body of sketches and studies you're proud of
★ New techniques for abstracting the landscape you can take back to your own practice
★ A restorative day out of the studio, in nature, with other artists

The full picture.

We begin by meeting in Lisa's studio, where she introduces how she prepares for a Field Day. Then we head out to a private stretch of river to spend the day drawing, mark-making and abstracting the landscape. Each student is given a beautiful sketchbook and all materials are provided. Plenty of hot drinks and snacks throughout — bring your own lunch.

Who's teaching

One working artist. Maximum of 4 students.

Makers Art School / Tutor

Lisa Henshall

A painter, printmaker, and digital installation artist, Lisa studied Fine Art at Loughborough University before studying Art Education at Cambridge. Cornish by birth and rooted in rural East Anglia, she has been teaching art at all levels since 1998.

Her practice weaves together the analogue and the digital, the intuitive and the rigorous — bringing warmth, depth and creative provocation to everything she teaches. Lisa shows regularly internationally; New York, Austin, Boston, Dublin, Amsterdam, Brussels and London.

"My work is a way of witnessing and capturing the moments and emotions that define our collective story."

Ready when you are.

River Field Day · £150. Limited places. Book and we'll be in touch personally.

What artists say.

★★★★★

"Lise has a way of cutting straight to what the work needs. I left with a plan and the confidence to make it."

— Sue M. · Painter

★★★★★

"I've done expensive courses that gave me less. One session unlocked six months of stuck."

— Jenna R. · Mixed media

★★★★★

"Honest, generous, sharp. The opposite of an art school hangover."

— Nicky P. · Writer & maker

Dates

Fri 24 July & Sat 8 August 2026 · 10am – 3.30pm

Location

South Norfolk, UK · IP20 9BH

Price

£150